Has a boycott ever worked? I recall there was one of Disney which did not, but am wondering, its the perfect example of the people holding the power, excluding a monopoly of course.
Apparently the Taco Bell boycott was successful.
After a quick glance at at this list, I’d say that these two:
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[ul][li] by African Americans during the U.S. civil rights movement, late 1950s and 1960s (especially the Montgomery bus boycott).[/li][li] the academic boycott of South Africa by a large part of the world’s countries during its apartheid period.[/ul][/li][/quote]
seem to have had some effect.
Beaten to the post by KneadToKnow, but I found this link with more info on the Montgomery Bus Boycott: